Canada Consumer Prices (Feb. 2025)

The large upside surprise to CPI inflation in February, together with another set of above-target consistent gains in CPI-trim and CPI-median, reduces the chance of the Bank of Canada cutting interest rates again in April – even if President Trump broadens the US import tariffs on Canada as is currently scheduled.

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